# 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden

The 2012 FIM Swedish Speedway Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on May 26 at the Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The Grand Prix was won by Fredrik Lindgren who beat Greg Hancock, Chris Holder and wild card Thomas H. Jonasson. It was the first SGP won by Lidngren.

## Riders

The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Thomas H. Jonasson as Wild Card, and Linus Sundström and Simon Gustafsson both as Track Reserves. The Draw was made on May 25.

## Heat details

| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 1 | 6 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren | 15 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | 7 | 8 | | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 12 | (1) Greg Hancock | 15 | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | 8 | 7 | 3 | | 2 |
| 3 | 16 | (8) Chris Holder | 17 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 12 | 2 | | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | (16) Thomas H. Jonasson | 11 | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 9 | 6 | 2 | | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | (10) Nicki Pedersen | 14 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | 14 | 1 | X | | |
| 6 | 10 | (6) Emil Sayfutdinov | 12 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | 11 | 3 | | 1 | |
| 7 | 14 | (4) Jason Crump | 11 | | | | 3 | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | | |
| 8 | 11 | (2) Andreas Jonsson | 10 | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | 10 | 5 | | 0 | |
| 9 | 5 | (3) Jarosław Hampel | 7 | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | 7 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 3 | (14) Peter Ljung | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | 6 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 7 | (5) Tomasz Gollob | 6 | | 0 | | | | | F | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | 6 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 8 | (12) Antonio Lindbäck | 6 | | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 6 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 9 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre | 5 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | 5 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 15 | (13) Bjarne Pedersen | 4 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | 4 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 1 | (11) Chris Harris | 3 | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | R | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 13 | (15) Hans N. Andersen | 2 | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | 16 | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (17) Linus Sundström | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 17 | | | |
| 18 | 18 | (18) Simon Gustafsson | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 18 | | | |
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fell ns: non-starter • nc: non-classify Semi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats) Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats) Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |

### Heat after heat

* (67,2) N. Pedersen, Jonasson, Ljung, Harris
* (67,1) Lindbäck, Hampel, Lindgren, Gollob
* (67,3) Sayfutdinov, Jonsson, Bjerre, Hancock
* (67,4) Crump, Holder, B. Pedersen, Andersen
* (68,2) Bjerre, Hampel, Andersen, Harris
* (68,5) Sayfutdinov, Jonasson, Lindgren, Crump
* (68,7) Jonsson, Ljung, B. Pedersen, Gollob (F)
* (67,4) N. Pedersen, Holder, Hancock, Lindbäck
* (68,3) Lindgren, Holder, Jonsson, Harris (R)
* (68,9) Hancock, Jonasson, Hampel, B. Pedersen
* (69,7) Ljung, Crump, Lindbäck, Bjerre
* (68,3) N. Pedersen, Sayfutdinov, Gollob, Andersen
* (69,2) Gollob, Crump, Hancock, Harris
* (69,2) Jonsson, Jonasson, Andersen, Lindbäck
* (68,6) Holder, Hampel, Sayfutdinov, Ljung
* (69,1) N. Pedersen, B. Pedersen, Bjerre, Lindgren
* (69,0) Harris, Sayfutdinov, Lindbäck, B. Pedersen
* (67,7) Holder, Gollob, Jonasson, Bjerre
* (68,8) Hancock, Lindgren, Andersen, Ljung
* (68,3) Crump, N. Pedersen, Jonsson, Hampel
    Semifinals
* (69,4)21. Hancock, Jonasson, Crump, N. Pedersen (X)
* (69,1)22. Holder, Lindgren, Sayfutdinov, Jonsson
    the Final
* (69,1)23. Lindgren, Hancock, Holder, Jonasson

## The intermediate classification

* Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
* Full-time Grand Prix rider
* Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Points | NZL | EUR | CZE | SWE | DEN | POL | CRO | ITA | GBR | SCA | NOR | PL2 |
| 1 | (1) Greg Hancock | 58 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | (10) Nicki Pedersen | 56 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | (4) Jason Crump | 55 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | (8) Chris Holder | 52 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | (5) Tomasz Gollob | 49 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | (3) Jarosław Hampel | 46 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | (6) Emil Sayfutdinov | 37 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | (9) Fredrik Lindgren | 37 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | (12) Antonio Lindbäck | 31 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | (2) Andreas Jonsson | 30 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | (14) Peter Ljung | 21 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | (7) Kenneth Bjerre | 20 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | (15) Hans N. Andersen | 20 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | (13) Bjarne Pedersen | 19 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | (11) Chris Harris | 17 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | (16) Thomas H. Jonasson | 11 | – | – | – | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | (16) Josef Franc | 9 | – | – | 9 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | (16) Przemysław Pawlicki | 7 | – | 7 | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | (16) Jason Bunyan | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | (17) Václav Milík, Jr. | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | | | | | | | | |
| Rider(s) not classified |||||||||||||||
| | (17) Grant Tregoning | — | ns | – | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| | (18) Sean Mason | — | ns | – | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| | (17) Tobiasz Musielak | — | – | ns | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| | (18) Piotr Pawlicki, Jr. | — | – | ns | – | – | | | | | | | | |
| | (18) Matěj Kůs | — | – | – | ns | – | | | | | | | | |
| | (17) Linus Sundström | — | – | – | – | ns | | | | | | | | |
| | (18) Simon Gustafsson | — | – | – | – | ns | | | | | | | | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | NZL | EUR | CZE | SWE | DEN | POL | CRO | ITA | GBR | SCA | NOR | PL2 |